INK & CINEMA JOURNAL

Battle of the Alamo (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

The Battle of the Alamo in 1836, was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.

The Battle of Kings Mountain (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War.

George Washington (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

To sketch the life of Washington is to write the history of the events which made the United States independent and gave birth to the American nation. 

General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

According to Henry Cabot Lodge, General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Vicksburg was the most brilliant single campaign of the Civil War. 

Ulysses Simpson Grant (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

This historical article written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1868, illuminates Ulysses S. Grant, the man and the Civil War General.

Ulysses S. Grant at West Point (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

Ulysses S. Grant's appointment to the Military Academy at West Point not only altered the course of his life, it changed his name.

The Charge at Gettysburg (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

When night fell, the Union flags waved in triumph on the field of Gettysburg, but over 30,000 men lay dead or wounded, strewn through wood and meadow, on field and hill, where the three days' fight...

President Theodore Roosevelt's Address on Abraham Lincoln (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

Delivered by the President of the United States (1901-1909) at the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone of the Lincoln Birthplace, Hodgenville, Kentucky, February 12, 1909.

The Flag-Bearer at Antietam (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

To guard one's own flag against capture is the pride, to capture the flag of one's enemy the ambition, of every valiant soldier.

Doug Zembiec: The Lion of Fallujah (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

Marine Sgt. Maj. William S. Skiles reflects upon his time serving with Major Douglas Zembiec, known as "The Lion of Fallujah" for his heroic actions commanding Echo Co, 2/1 Marines.

Hampton Roads - The Battle of the Monitor & Merrimac (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, the Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War was the first battle between ironclad warships.

Farragut at Mobile Bay (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

The Battle of Mobile Bay marked a victory for the Union during the Civil War, and is best remembered for Rear Admiral Farragut's command, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead".

Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram Albemarle (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

In October 1864, Union naval officer Lt. William B. Cushing led a daring commando raid against the Confederate ram Albemarle.

Ringed by Fire: U.S. Marines and the Siege of Khe Sanh - 21 January to 9 July 1968 (Historical Book - Free PDF)

In early 1968, roughly 6,000 Marines defending the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Vietnam were encircled and besieged by three North Vietnamese Army regiments of about 20,000 troops.  

Death in the Imperial City: U.S. Marines in the Battle for Hue - 31 January to 2 March 1968 (Historical Book - Free PDF)

The battle for Hue City stands as an example of urban warfare and how the U.S. military was able to secure victory in the face of severe odds. 

The Path to War: U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Southeast Asia, 1961 to 1965 (Historical Book - Free PDF)

This narrative chronicles the activities of the U.S. Marine Corps in the build up of the Vietnam War.

Among Heroes: A Marine Corps Rifle Company on Peleliu (Historical Book - Free PDF)

Few Americans know of the battle of Peleliu during WWII. It became the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history given the number of casualties compared to the number of troops involved.

The Burning of the USS Philadelphia (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

In 1804 Steven Decatur led a raid to burn the Philadelphia after she was captured by pirates in Tripoli during the Barbary War.

The General Armstrong Privateer (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

In September 1814, in the Portuguese port of Fayal, of the Azores, a crew of American privateersmen defended the brig General Armstrong against an overwhelming British force.

The Cruise of the U.S.S. Wasp (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

In the War of 1812 the little American Navy, including only a dozen frigates and sloops of war, won a series of victories against the English.

The Battle of New Orleans (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British and American Army (led by future president Andrew Jackson) in January 1815, shortly after the War of 1812 had ended.

The Battle of Trenton (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

After crossing the Delaware River the night prior to the attack, General  Washington and his Continental Army fought Hessians garrisoned at Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26, 1776.

The Storming of Stony Point (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

On the evening of July 16, 1779, a select group of George Washington's Continental Army decisively defeated British troops at an outpost in Stony Point, New York during the Revolutionary War.

Washington at Valley Forge (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

During the winter of 1777-1778, under the leadership of General George Washington, the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge in brutal conditions.

The Siege of Yorktown (Historical Reprint/Book Excerpt)

Yorktown was the last major battle in the American Revolution. It led to the surrender of Cornwallis & the British army, and prompted negotiations to end the war.